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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
SHE DESERVED IT.
The Hard Times q Woman Had ID Getting
Government Cierkshlp.

8 GOY0rnmcnS CLerkShtps
For the past three mouths, writes
Washington cores ondent Of the Chi
cago Times, there has been daily visitor
to the office of Appointment Clerk Hls'
gins, in the Treasury Department., in the
person of middle-aged widow, who
G, mo from Baltimore to Washington IN
,earch Of employment Two months ago
she was assigned as q substitute 1or
clerk who had gone home sick. AIter
working a week or so the clerk died, ana
the vacancy had to be filled by the Civil
Service Commission. Although she had
passed an examination, the widow name
was never certified from the board for an
appointment. Again thsrs occurred
temporary vacancy on account of illness,
and the widow was for second tune
given employment as substitute, and
again the clerk for whom she
was "subbing" died. A third time
she was given employment to
s'sub" for a sick clerk whose ill
ness had extended over the time limited
for sick leave, and for the third time tho
illness of the clerk whom she was repre-
senting terminated fatally. This fact
created no little comment among clerks,
and whenever one was compelled to ssaye
q substitute at his or her DUSK the unfot>
tunats clerk requested that tho Baltimore
widow should not be selected. There was
superstition that she would bring death
to the door Of all for whom she "subbed."
Finally the su bstitute system was abolish
ed by Secretary Manning just before he
left the Treasury Department The
widow, however, continued to visit the
appointment division daily. She occupied
the same seat from nine in the morning
until half-past two every afternoon, when
she would arise and address Mr.. Higgins:
"Well, Mr.. Higgins, was there any use in
my coming up here to-day!"
mo, there was not, madam" was Mr..
Higgins mild response.
These visits and this little conversation
have been repeated from day to day until
recent Monday. When the little woman
arose to go she again asked Mr.. Higgins
If there had been any uso in her repeat
ing her visit that day.
II do not know" answered Higgins, Re.
fectively, "wait minute"
And he left the room and went into the
office Of Assistant Secretary Thompson
and told him OF the poor woman's per.
severance. Between the two a position
paying fifty dollars per month was found,
and the appointment Of the patient woman
was made out and carried to her by Mr..
Higgins, who told her she could now
come to work regularly every day. II
was given as reward for her persever.
ance and patience.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
REFORM IN MOROCCO.
How the Sultan of That Country Put an
End to Kief Consumption.

How the Sultan of That Country Put an
End to Kief Consumption.
Reform is carried with high hand
in Tangiers. No public meetings are
necessary; no long speeches need be
made in the city councils. AS soon as
the mind of the Sultan of Morocco is
settled, upon any important question,
he merely indicates the course which
it is desirable that his subjects should
pursue, and, if they do not take his
somewhat fo1 chile hints. woe be unto
them! Recently the faithful Of Tan
giers were informed, after the morn.
ing prayers held in all the mosques,
that their sovereign had determined
to forbid the sale or purchase of all in
toxicants, especially of tobacco, snuff
and "kief,'' preparation of hemp.
Think of cutting off Moor from, the
privilege of his pipe!
That His Highness was in grim
earnest was speedily made to appear;
for, a few hoars after the promulga-
ton of the decree, two soldiers. found
smoking kief, were put in irons and
cast into prison. Many of the towns
people, who had not even heard Of the
edict, were soundly bastinadoed for
disobeying its provisions, and certain
old smokers, who could not at once
break themselves of their bad habits,
were cast into prison, with the pleasant
prospect of being logged ignomini-
ously through the streets The shops
in which intoaicants had been sold
we're closed, and large quantities Of
kief were burned in the market-place.
PROFESSIONS of ragamuffins paced the
streets, exalting the wisdom of the
Sultan's proclamation, and hooting
the snuff-stained handkerchiefs which
they carried upon long poles.
Such arbitrary measures may seem
too extreme, even in so good cause,
but the Sultan has reason for severity.
Tobacco is not strictly allowable fol-
believers in the Koran, and kief is the
inseparable companion of Moslem de-
generacy. 1t is against this article
that the new crusade. if we may SO
characterize a Mohammedan agitation,
is directed. 1t is one of the most in
sidious of narcotics, supplying its vic.
tim with celestial visions and beatifc
serenity for a time, and ending by
domin ating his soul and body, like a
tyrannical master Youths Compaas-
ion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
How to Clean Silver.

The very best material for cleaning
silver or plate that is in constant use
is soap and water with soft cloth.
If it is furnished little damp whiting
and q small brush will soon remove it,
but If it has been laying by small
quantity of spirits of wine or ammonia
must be added to the whiting and left
to dry and then brushed off. The rea.
son of the superiority of whiting over
other plate powder is that it contains
nothing metallic, and therefore can
not act upon the silver and wear it
away, which is of more Importance
than to obtain a more brilliant temper.
airy polish. Whiting must be washed
in two waters and allowed to settle;
then pour off the water and let it dry
and it will be fine and soft and free
from any grit that will scratch the sur
face of the silver. Detroit Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
Tobacco nnt. tic Exes

'Cigarette smoking is doing more In.
Jury to the eyes than anything I know
off, said an optician recently to re.
porter for the New York Nail and Express.
Smoking pipes or cigars is bad enough,
but there is something IN the paper with
which the cigarette is rolled that is very
injurious to the eyesight. There are
more men and boys wearin G glasses now
than have ever known before, and
attribute it to excess iu tobacco smoking
Nine out Of every ten Germans wear
spectacIes. They are inveterate smokers"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
a Square Statement by u Carpenter.

"For years I have had chest trouble
amounting to nothing short of consumption.
l saw how others in like condition had been
cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, and resolved to test it's
merits in my own case. The results are 80
plane as hardly to require 6itstock or any
auger-ment in favor Of this CRATE remedy. It
supports and strengthens where others
fail" He ADJ: MY recovery, which is
now on sure foundation, hinges entirely on
the compass of this wonderful Restorative,
having tried other remedies without bit
of relief"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
An u.ro;c M,c.;can Woman.

A Roscommon County (Mich.) woman,
who was trying to put out fire on the
roof of her house, was blown from the
building by high wind, and her arm was
broken. In spite of her sufferings she
climbed to the roof twice afterward and
put out tho drc. When 1t was all over she
tainted.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

In the later part of the year 1864
quiuine sold at the South for 81 900 an
ounce, and nobody less than 81, 900
man could afford to have chill or feel
u general aching OF the bones,--Ds.
s7oH Free Fsss.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

FooD makes Blood and Blood makes
Beauty. Improper digestion of food neces-
sarily produces bad blood, resulting in q
feeling of fullness in the stomach, acidity,
heartburn, sick-headache, and other dys-
peptic symptoms. A closely confined life
causes indigestion, constipation, bilious
troubles there is no remedy equal to Prick
ly Ash Bitters. 1t has been tried and
proven to be specific.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

Captain Paul Boynton has been
known to stem the current of many a
crooked river. tits. therefore. in order
to class him among the stem-winder~
-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
FooD for reflectiou-tne good dinner that
you missed Whitehall Times.
Don't Hawk. spit. coueh.

suffer dizziness, indigestion, infammatios
of the eyes, headache, lassitude, inability
to perform mental work and indisposition
your friends and acquaintances with your
nasal twang and offensive breath and con-
slant efforts to clean your nose and throat,
when DR.. Sage's "Catarrh Remedy" will
promptly relieve you Of discomfort and
suffering, and your friends of the disgust
ing and needless infections of your loathe
some disease.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

THERE is Means Of Graduating local dis
ease of the skin, viz: Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, SOC.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

Good ripe apples have feeding
value of not less than eight cents per
bushel of fifty pounds, and are as good
for other stock as for milk COWS, For
any one who has stock to consume
them, it is rs much of loss to waste
good apples as to waste good roots.
When fed with re ason and appropriate
food they are health-inspiring as well
as nutritious, and are only injurious
when fed immoderately. An expert
ment in feeding three cows with moder-
ateiy sour apples, ripe and mellow,
for several weeks, at the rate of twelve
to twenty pounds, to each COW daily,
gave me finer favored butter than |
ever saw from grain or grass. I have
known others to feed them in larger
quantity and for longer time with
satisfactory result, and their butter to
be not only tine-havored, but to have
remarkable keeping quality, and the
stock to remain perfectly healthy. l
have also proved them to make excel
ent milk for cheese The managers of
cheese factories have noticed an I'M
provement and increase of milk when
their patrons cows have been fed mod
erately with apples. Prof l.. B. dr.
no}d IN N. Y. Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

8 months treatment for Soc. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

A DEAD giveaway-"And bequeath my
mortal remains to the cause Of science"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

A RECEIVING teller-a gossiping woman
Teas Siftimgs
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

A WORK of fiction getting elected to Of.
fee
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

MORE have suffered by talking than BY
silence. Kansas City Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
!. ,.a......,r uaulking and spitting.,s
rbrne BOTTLES Cure Catarr1,.

FL. RonssS d Rsn F bs a.
s che X's cat gs yeaR ana grG
cured bottle for her, ard . s1oh SAa perma-
helped her. third o BOTTLE sabteen yea Old and
sound and hearty"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

A CIVIL engineer is not always civil
engineer. Boston Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

WHEN tramp is fortunate enough to
get hold of the upper portion of i. roasted
fowl he generally makes clean breast
of it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

WOMEN jump at neutrality-suspicious.
~ the conclusion of novel. They reai
that frst.-Harper's Bazar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

"ALAs!" said the heavy tragedian
mournfully, as he stepped from one rail-
road tie to another, ''These are the times
that try mems solesn
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

SILENCE is golden, but it makes woman
feel very poor if she can not talk. -Rocheste,
Post Express,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

IT is better to rise with the lark thar
with the bent pin. -Burlington Free Press
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

GoAr's milk was the original butter
milk
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

THE dried Goldfish is the only animal tina,
wears it's shirt open on the back. -New
man I.deDendeat
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

IT was getting mad that made Alexander
grate-h1s teeth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
GREEN AND RIPE APPLES.
Why the Former Are Bad and the Latter
GOOD for Feeding Purposes,

GOOD for Feeding Purposes
In the ripening of fruit changes oc-
cur analogous to some which take
place in the stomach. In digestion,
the elements of food are made to COM
bine chemically with water-as chem
istry says, they become 'hydrated. "
This combination liquifies them and
puts them in just the right condition to
be absorbed and assimilated. Among
the changes which take place IN the
ripening of fruit is the hydration OF
its food substance, 80 that more than
half of it has only to be separated
from the pulp, or pomace, by diffusion
to he ready for absorption and use.
This makes the main difference be-
tween green fruit and ripe. In green
fruit this process of hydration has not
been accomplished, and if it be used as
food it must be done by the stomach, q
a task to which II weak one is often not
equal. There is nothing in green
apple that would be unwholesome or
Objectionable if it could be easily digest
ed-but there's the rub. The starch OF
potato is good food, but it requires
to undergo changes and to become
hydrated, which calls for considerable
labor from the stom ach. Not so with
the acids and other carbohydrates OF
ripe fruit. They are already hydrated
and ready to go at once into circula-
ton. 1t is the quick impression made
upon the organs of taste by this readi-
ness for use which gives to fruit so high
relish to all kinds of stock not only,
but to the human animal as we'll
The feeding value of apples is not
large; they rank with mangels, turnips,
i cabbage and the like. Their food
properties are mostly Carbohydrates, or
heat-producing, their protein being
only about one-half Of one per cent,
aud their nutritive ratio about one to
thirty, and hence are most effective
when fed in connection with more nj
trogenous food, like clover, but may
be fed sparingly with grass. They have
Il higher value than the weight of their
food constituents indicates, on account
of continental qualities and from hav.
ing large per cent. of those constitu,
ents in Il condition to be at once alb
sorbed and appropriated without wait.
ing for any special action of the stonl-
ach. Using hay as the unit of measure,
apples compare with it and other com.
mon feeding stuffs as follows, per 100
pounds of each:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

THE great West-Ben-jam.in.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

A RULING passion-the desire to be presi.
dent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

ONE danger Of female suffrage is that
the women may want the men to bet them
fifty dollar bonnets against six dollar hats
on the rehabilitation american.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

A MODEL building-the Patent Office.
ISras SiftinQs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

EDITOR: A man who accumulates an
enormous fortune by mlnding other peo-
ple's businesA-LUA
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

A POPULAR military order-break ranks
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06

THERE is a Means Of Eradicating local dis
ease of the skin, viz Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hips Hair and Whisker Dye, SOC.
A RECEIVING teller-a gossiping woman.
Teas Sytings.
8 months treatment for SOC. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
GoAr's milk was the original butter
milk.
A WORK of fiction getting elected to Of.
fee.
MORE have suffered by talking than by
silence. -Kansas City Times. :.
THE great West-Ben-jam.in
A POPULAR military order-break ranks
A MODEL building-the Patent Office
Texas SJtings.
WOMEN jump at neutrality-suspicious.
~ the conclusion Of novel. They read
that frst-Harper's Bazaar.
IT was getting mad that made Alexander
grate-h1s teeth.
A CIVIL engineer is not always civil
engineer. Boston Post.
SILBNcE is golden, but it makes woman
feel very poor if she can not alk.-Rochester
Post Express
IT is better to rise with the lark than
with the bent pin.-Burlsngton Free Press.
-e-
The dried Goldfish is the only animal that
wears it's shirt open on the back. -New.
man Itdependent
WHEN tramp is fortunate enough to
get hold of the upper portion of ii roasted
fowl he generally makes clean breast
of it.
"ALAs!" said the heavy tragedian
| mournfully, as he stepped from one rail-
road tie to another, ''These are the times
| that try mems soles.n
| ONE danger Of female suffrage is that
| the women may want the men to bet them
| fifty dollar bonnets against six dollar hats
on the result.-Bdltinaore American
EDITOR: A man who accumulates an
enormous fortune by mlnding other peo-
ple's businesA-LUs,
4
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-09
FOR RENT,

h+. SECOND and third floors of building No. E; 69S Chapel street, divided into six rooms' face Especially equipped for light manufactur- ing, affording. abundant light, steady steam power modern facilities. Will be leased as whole or in part. HENRY F: ENG1G61a,
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-09
WANTED.

A sslIGATION by frst-class cook in a private two days at eHe0s' Ai4uiio A'A ju5 2tt ropocErrE crDrrr
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-09
LovErr TO RE HERE TO-DAY.

A Chance to See the Greatest Pitcher In New England Outside of B0sten- He Has Not Lost a Single Champion. ship Game This Season-This Will Re His Second Appearance i'm the Box Outside of BrIdgeport-The
 Public Can Help the New Ravens
 Win by Being Present-The Bridge ports Strongest Team Will be in
 the Field-A Great Game Expected
 Leary and Murphy the Battery Taylor's Record.
 The hieh-priced Bridgeport players will be here this afternoon. Manager Shannon is de- cided to have the game at all hazards and will therefore put Lovett in to pitch and Wilson to catch. The New Ravens are the only team who have batted Lovett with any effect this season. He has pitched two games against them and in the last one they made him feel very tired the way they hit the ball, and they would have won but for unfortunate errors at the wrong time. The New Ravens have made better showing against Bridgeport than any other team in the league, having won the most games from them. The last game played against the Bridgeports here was won by the home team. It is an actual fact that the Bridgeports feel more afraid of the New Ravens than any of the other teams. Manager Shannon will bring up his strongest team to-day. Leary and Murphy will be the New Havens' bat tery. Crowley will play right field, Brill third base and Halpin short. The home team is going to make desperate effort to win and possibly they will make as much of an impression on Lovett es in the preceding game. It will be 8 game well worth the while to see and every lover of base ball should try to encourage the home team by attending the game.
 Last season Taylor, now on his way to this city, pitched in ten games for the Nashvilles. BatsmeD of opposing teams were at the bat 353 times, runs scored 56, base hits 96, runs earned 19, percentage base hits to times at bat .272, percentage of earned runs to times at bat .539. No fielding averages were made out for pitchers of the league. Like all pitchers, as general rule, Taylor is not a heavy batter. In ten games he was at the bat forty eight times and made but five hits, having per cent. of .104.
 Callahan, whom Manager Kelly gave a trial at third base, did not play yesterday, having returned to his home in New York. He had an excellent record with the Scran- good condition and that was the reason he left
 In the second inning of the Athletic Gin cinnati game Tuesday Umpire Cuthbert had a blood vessel burst by being hit with the ball.
 third base so that Leary and Taylor can play first when not pitching.
 Taylor will probably not be here till Satur- day, as he comes by boat.
 Meade and Cahill, the battery of the Holy Cross college nine, have signed to play with the Lowells after this month.
 The New Ravens should feel proud of hni vic fho Hr1ho ia,,fo should have been large crowd present, but there was not.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-09
Our Little Grandchild. CIeansed. Purified and Beautifled by the Cuticura Remedies.

It affords me pleasure to give you this report of
 the cure of our little grandchild by your CUTICURA
 REMEDIEs When six months old his left hand be-
 gan to swell and had every appearance of 8 large
 boil We poultieed it, but all to no purpose About
 five months after it became 8 running sore. Soon
 each hand and as his blood became more and more
 impure it took less time for them to break out. A
 sore came on the chin beneath the under lip, which
 was very offensive. His head was one solid scab,
 discharping great deal. This his condition at twenty two months old when undertook the care
 of him. his mother having died when he was little more than year old of consumption (scrofula of course1 He could walk a little, but could not get
 up if he fell down and could not move when in bed, having no use of his hands. l immediately com menced with the Cuticura Remedies using the
 Cutcura and Cuticura Soap freely and when he had
 taken one bottle of the Cutcura Resolvent, his head
 was completely cured and he was improved in every way. We were very much encouraged and con- tinued the use of the Remedies for year and @ half One sore after another healed, bony matter
 forming each of these five deep ones just be- fore healing which would finally grow loose and were taken out then they would heal rapidly. One of these ugly bone formations preserved. After taking a dozen and half bottles he was complete. iy cured and is now, at the age of six years. a must always remain; his hands are strong, though we once feared he would never be able to them. All that physicians did for him did him no good All who saw the child before using the Cuticura Reme- dies and see the child consider it @ wonderful
 cure If the above facts are of any to you, you are at Hberty to use them. MRS. E. S. DRIGGS
 May 8, 1885. Gig E.. Clay St., Bloomington, Ill The child was really in worse condition than he appeared to his grandmother, who, being with him | every day. became accustomed to the disease.
 | - MAGGIE HOPPING
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-09
NEW POODLE WITNESS.
Sharp,s Rival For The Cable Road
 Eranchiae To Go On Uhe Stand.

Sharp's Rival For The Cable Roads
 Franchise To Go On The Stand.
 NEW YORK, June 8.-The jury in the trial of Jacob Sharp is still incomplete. To day's work makes the record of the trial, talesmen summoned 1.5OO; examined 9O9; accepted 47; challenged by the State IS; by the de- fense IS; excused by court 5.
 L. N. Fuller, the promoter of the cable railway system, who was Sharp's rival before the aldermen in securing the Broadway franchise for the cable road, has been summoned as witness in the Sharp trial. He was not witness in the trials of Jaehne, McQuade or O'Neill. It will be remember ed that Fullgraff testified that the cable company offered the aldermen large sum of money, $750. .000 in cash and bonds, fol the privilege of building their road on Broadway